Lidea is one of the largest sunflower breeder and producer in the world.&nbsp;With a market share of over 15% and more than 3 million hectares of Lidea sunflower seeds sown each year, we use one of the largest sunflower research programs, constantly introducing new innovative varieties to the market.&nbsp;We test up to 8,000 hybrids each year, enabling the company to have the most comprehensive range of varieties in each market segment.&nbsp;The main goals of varietal selection in Lidea breeding are: productivity, resistance to disease and climatic stress, yield quality (fatty acid profile, oil and protein content).&nbsp;<figure class="media"><div data-oembed-url="https://youtu.be/vIPc0dJR1pQ?list=PLkaTUDzh8aceLXTX2QKICzJvbQ4E-9e1r"><div style="position: relative; padding-bottom: 100%; height: 0; padding-bottom: 56.2493%;"><iframe src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/vIPc0dJR1pQ" style="position: absolute; width: 100%; height: 100%; top: 0; left: 0;" frameborder="0" allow="autoplay; encrypted-media" allowfullscreen=""></iframe></div></div></figure>By choosing sunflower seeds from the Lidea farm, you get plants with an excellent yield potential.&nbsp;Our varieties are distinguished by good quality features such as early vigor and very good health.<h3>WHAT TO CONSIDER WHEN CHOOSING A SUNFLOWER VARIETY?&nbsp;</h3><h3>1. Selection of seeds depending on the method of herbicide protection</h3>Among the Lidea sunflower you will find&nbsp;conventional sunflower varieties&nbsp;(like <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://lidea-seeds.com/products/bella-es">ES Bella</a>, <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://lidea-seeds.com/products/savana-es">ES Savana</a>, <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://lidea-seeds.com/products/agora-es">ES Agora</a>...),&nbsp;sunflower varieties with the&nbsp;Sulfo - ExpressTM segment&nbsp;resistant to sulfonylureas (<a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://lidea-seeds.com/products/aromatic-es">ES&nbsp;Aromatic SU</a>, <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://lidea-seeds.com/products/ceylon-es">ES Ceylon SU</a>, <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://lidea-seeds.com/products/argentic-es">ES Argentic SU</a>... ) or&nbsp; sunflower protected by the&nbsp;Clearfield® and Clearfield®&nbsp;Plus (<a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://lidea-seeds.com/products/genesis-es">ES Genesis CLP</a>, <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://lidea-seeds.com/products/janis-es">ES Janis CLP</a>, <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://lidea-seeds.com/products/belfis-es">ES Belfis CLP</a>, <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://lidea-seeds.com/products/oasis-es">ES Oasis CLP</a>...).&nbsp;Clearfield® varieties are protected with Pulsar® and Pulsar® Plus.&nbsp;&nbsp;<figure class="image"><img src="https://api-com.lidea-seeds.com/uploads/2022/05/sulfo_2.jpg"></figure><h3>2. Selection depending on the precocity</h3>Lidea offer a large range of sunflower&nbsp;from very early&nbsp;to late segment suitable for all Europe, Ukraine and Russia. The harvest date, depending on the variety and the country, is from August to mid-October.&nbsp;Lidea sales team are available to select with you the right moment of harvesting.&nbsp;In this phase, the moisture of the grain will be around 9%, to ensure the lowest losses during harvesting.&nbsp;Regardless of the choice, our varieties are very well suited to the climate of Europe and perform well.&nbsp;Lidea sunflower plants create a strong root system and a strong stem, ensuring high lodging resistance.&nbsp;They are also disease resistant. &nbsp;&nbsp;<h3>3. Selection depending on the type of oil</h3>Sunflower seed contains up to 50% fat.&nbsp;The fat profile of sunflower seeds always includes linoleic acid, but in some varieties also oleic acid.&nbsp;In this way, you can also choose the variety of sunflower for sowing according your needs and outlets:<ul><li>linoleic, that is to say containing linoleic acid (like&nbsp;ES Bella,&nbsp;ES Ceylon&nbsp;SU, ES Oasis CLP... ),</li><li>HOLL or high oleic, containing oleic (like ES Idillic, ES Aromatic SU, ES Emeric CLP...).</li></ul>Linoleic varieties are widely used in gastronomy and cosmetology, while oleic varieties are used to extract oil used for high-temperature frying and baking.&nbsp;<h3 style="text-align:justify;">IMPROVE YOUR PERFORMANCE with OUR SOLUTIONS</h3><a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://lidea-seeds.com/or-master">OR MASTER ®:</a> Lidea is the leader in the market of Orobanche resistant varieties, proposed under the OR MASTER® brand.&nbsp;<a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://lidea-seeds.com/mildew-master">MILDEW MASTER </a><a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://lidea-seeds.com/or-master">®</a><a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://lidea-seeds.com/mildew-master">:</a> Discover the label gathering sunflower varieties thoroughly selected for the areas infested with downy mildew. &nbsp;See the sowing of our sunflower varieties in one of our breeding station.&nbsp;<figure class="media"><div data-oembed-url="https://youtu.be/FP_KtOZy2bo?list=PLkaTUDzh8aceLXTX2QKICzJvbQ4E-9e1r"><div style="position: relative; padding-bottom: 100%; height: 0; padding-bottom: 56.2493%;"><iframe src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/FP_KtOZy2bo" style="position: absolute; width: 100%; height: 100%; top: 0; left: 0;" frameborder="0" allow="autoplay; encrypted-media" allowfullscreen=""></iframe></div></div></figure>

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Lidea offers farmers more than 60 crops, consisting of more than 500 varieties of corn, sunflower, straw cereals, rapeseed, soybean, sorghum, pulses, forage and plant cover. Lidea develops varieties that are carefully adapted to the needs of farmers and the various outlets (high nutrient concentration, oil-rich, protein-rich, etc.).&nbsp;This diversity of seeds enables each farm to optimise its profitability and increase its yields. The Lidea range makes it possible to set up intercropping and crop rotations suited to your agronomic and economic objectives.With an annual investment of more than 34 million euros in research and development, Lidea offers a complete and differentiating range of seeds to meet the new challenges facing farmers and societal expectations. Lidea provides a wide range of solutions for high-quality food and feed, whether through conventional or organic farming, or to meet the challenges of new markets such as bioenergy.Discover our range of products and innovative solutions.&nbsp;

Crops: seed varieties for farming - Lidea Seeds

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Good results in high potential conditions with excellent orobanche and downy mildew behaviour.BENEFITS<ul><li>CONVENTIONAL TECHNOLOGY</li><li>GOOD OROBANCHE PROFILE</li><li>GOOD RESULTS IN HIGH POTENTIAL</li><li>MILDEW BEHAVIOUR</li></ul>IDENTITY CARDEarliness flowering: early Mid early maturity: earlyMORPHOLOGYPlant height: short&nbsp; Head: turned&nbsp;CULTURE TIPSPlanting density:&nbsp; - in good soils: 60 to 65,000 plants/ha&nbsp; - in dry / light soils: 55 to 60,000 plants/ha<figure class="image image_resized image-style-block-align-left" style="width:75%;"><img src="https://api-com.lidea-seeds.com/uploads/2021/08/agora_sunflower.png"></figure>

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